why would anyone bother with a baitcasting reel for freshwater ?

RichZ wrote:
duty-honor-country wrote:
question- considering the incessant amount of tangles and backlashes
with ANY bait casting reel,

You are blaming your own shortcomings on the hardware. Sad.

My thoughts exactly...

I grew up fishing the dug out coal mines in Illinois, where I fished
nothing but spinning reels. Once we moved to Florida, I was introduced
to baitcasters...

I USED to HATE baitcasters, but soon found out from a local semi-pro
fisherman that I was using it wrong...

Duty-country-honor... sounds to me like you are angry at baitcasters
for something which is your own fault: not learning the ins/outs... of
the equipment

you need to either:
A) get lessons
B) shut yer cake-hole

baitcasters can be flipped much easier than a spinning real if they
have a flipping release, and are much easier to control larger fish,
maybe you should read your owners manual or download one?